DriniandoubtedverymuchwhetherheoughtnottotellthisadventuretotheKing, , andfromthathournotraceofhimwaseverfoundinNarnianoranyneighbouringland, , “LordKing, slaymespeedilyasagreattraitor: forbymysilenceIhavedestroyedyourson.” -axeandrushedupontheLordDriniantokillhim, , Caspiansuddenlythrewitawayandcriedout, “Ihavelostmyqueenandmyson: shallIlosemyfriendalso? ” AndhefellupontheLordDrinian'sneckandembracedhimandbothwept, andtheirfriendshipwasnotbroken.
, Jillsaid, “Ibetthatserpentandthatwomanwerethesameperson.”
“True, true, wethinkthesameasyou, ” hootedtheowls.
“Butwedon'tthinkshekilledthePrince, ” saidGlimfeather,“becausenobones—”
“Weknowshedidn't, ” saidScrubb.“AslantoldPolehewasstillalivesomewhere.”
“Thatalmostmakesitworse, ” saidtheoldestowl.“Itmeansshehassomeuseforhim, , longago, attheverybeginning, .”
“Verywell, then, ” saidScrubb.“PoleandIhavegotto '? ”
“Haveyouanyclue, youtwo? ” askedGlimfeather.
“Yes, ” saidScrubb.“Weknowwe''vegottoreachtheruinsofagiantcity.”
Atthistherewasagreatertu-whooingthanever, andnoiseofbirdsshiftingtheirfeetandrufflingtheirfeathers, “You'dwanttotravelbyday, andwe'dwanttotravelbynight, ” theysaid.“Itwouldn'tdo, wouldn'tdo.” Oneortwoowlsaddedthatevenhereintheruinedtoweritwasn'tnearlysodarkasithadbeenwhentheybegan, , :
“Iftheywanttogothatway—intoEttinsmoor—'retheOnlypeoplewhocanhelpthemmuch.”
“'True, , ” saidtheowls.
“Comeon, then, ” saidGlimfeather.“I''lltaketheother? Itmustbedonetonight.”
“Iwill: asfarastheMarsh-wiggles, ” saidanotherowl.
“Areyouready? ” saidGlimfeathertoJill.
“IthinkPole'sasleep, ” saidScrubb.
